ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 171849Z JAN 03 ZYB MIN PSN 298842J33
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N07200//
NAVADMINN 010/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JAN//
 
SUBJ/FY-03 HEALTH PROFESSIONS CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS (CSRB)
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RMKS/1.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION
GUIDELINES FOR THE FY-03 CSRB PLAN FOR ACTIVE DUTY HEALTH
PROFESSIONS OFFICERS.  HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO PREVIOUSLY SIGNED
CSRB AGREEMENTS IN FY-02 MUST EXECUTE ADDENDUMS TO THOSE AGREEMENTS.
AUTHORITY IS DELEGATED TO CHIEF, BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY
(BUMED, M1-32) TO EXECUTE AMENDED CONTRACTS, EFFECTIVE NO EARLIER
THAN THE DATE OF THIS MESSAGE.
 
2.   ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE OBLIGATIONS (ADO) FOR CSRB.
     A.  GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (GPE) WILL BE SERVED BEFORE
SERVING ADO FOR CSRB.
     B.  CSRB ADO MAY NOT BE FULFILLED WHILE IN MILITARY SPONSORED
GPE THAT RESULTS IN A GPE ADO.  CONTRACTS ENTERED PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO
GPE PROGRAM WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT, BUT THE ADO WILL NOT BE SERVED
UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE GPE PROGRAM.
     C.  SPECIAL PAY ADOS, OTHER THAN MSP ADOS OR NEW DOMRB ADOS WILL
BE SERVED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE CSRB ADO.
         (1) UNEXPIRED SPECIAL PAY ADOS FOR EXISTING MSP CONTRACTS
WILL BE SERVED BEFORE SERVING THE ADO FOR CSRB.
         (2) MSP AND DOMRB CONTRACTS MAY BE ENTERED INTO DURING THE
CSRB ADO PERIOD.  REPAYMENT OF OBLIGATION FOR NEW MSP OR DOMRB
CONTRACTS WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL AFTER COMPLETION OF THE CSRB ADO.
 
3.   APPROVAL IS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR ONLY PER THIS PAYMENT SCHEDULE:
SPECIALTY                    PAYMENT             OBLISERV
                      PHYSICIANS SPECIALTIES:
ANESTHESIOLOGY               $50,000              1 YEAR
CARDIOLOGY                   $20,000              1 YEAR
DERMATOLOGY                  $10,000              1 YEAR
GASTROENTEROLOGY             $20,000              1 YEAR
GENERAL SURGERY              $30,000              1 YEAR
NEUROSURGERY                 $20,000              1 YEAR
ORTHOPEDICS                  $30,000              1 YEAR
OTOLARYNGOLOGY (ENT)         $10,000              1 YEAR
RADIOLOGY                    $50,000              1 YEAR
SSCAT1/SURG SUBSPECS         $20,000              1 YEAR
DENTISTS (ALL SPECIALTIES)   $12,000              1 YEAR
                        NURSE SPECIALTIES:
OPERATING ROOM               $ 8,000              1 YEAR
NURSE ANESTHESIA (CRNA)      $10,000              1 YEAR
SPECIFIC INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE BUMED WEB SITE,
HTTPS:/BUMED.MED.NAVY.MIL
 
4.  POC IS LCDR D. W. HEILMAN, BUMED, AT (202) 762-3364 OR EMAIL:
DWHEILMAN@US.MED.NAVY.MIL.  ALTERNATE POC'S HMC(FMF) T. D. WILLIAMS
OR MS. KAREN GASTON AT (202) 762-3364/97/57/DSN 762 OR EMAIL:
TDWILLIAMS@US.MED.NAVY.MIL OR KMGASTON@US.MED.NAVY.MIL
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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